by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 7,993 people earned their degree in heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology, making the major the 544th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,488 heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 163 heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The hvac school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified associates’s hvac students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hvac degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s hvac degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s hvac students in 2021-2022.
Vernon College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Vernon, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s hvac degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Midland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Midland College is a medium-sized school located in Midland, Texas that handed out 24 associates’s hvac degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hvac degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Grayson College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grayson College is a small public school situated in Denison, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s hvac degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVAC Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s hvac students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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